Brilon (kreis)

	LANDKREIS BRILON (BRI) Brilon District Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen Incorporated into: 1975 Hochsauerlandkreis Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":51.373300000000000409272615797817707061767578125,"lon":8.5496999999999996333599483477883040904998779296875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Geteilt und oben gespalten von Silber und Gold; vorn ein durchgehendes schwarzes Kreuz, hinten ein achtstrahliger schwarzer Stern, unten in Rot drei goldene Seeblätter.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on October 18, 1951.

The arms show in the upper part the cross of the State of Köln and the star of Waldeck. The area belonged until the 14^th century to the Counts of Waldeck. In the early 14^th century the bishops of Köln gradually took over the area, and made it part of the Duchy of Engern. This Duchy used the arms of the Counts of Tecklenburg, as it originally was a possession of Tecklenburg. The arms of Engern (=Tecklenburg) are thus shown in the lower part of the arms of the district.

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Postal cancellation
Stationery, 1960s

Literature: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1964-1971.

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